Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ninette Sanatorium (Ninette, RM of Strathcona)

The Sanitorium Board of Manitoba operated several tuberculosis sanitoria in Manitoba from the early 1900s until the 1960s. These sanitoria were established and administered to house and care for those living with tuberculosis (TB). At that time, effective treatments were not available to treat TB. Instead, patients were isolated from the general public and prescribed rest and good nutrition. With advances in medicine, the sanatoria were eventually not required and were closed.

A monument near the village of Ninette, in the Rural Municipality of Strathcona, was erected in 1960 by former patients of the Ninette Sanatorium. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the facility, and was dedicated to its staff, including physicians Alfred L. Paine, Edward L. Ross, Donald L. Scott, and David Alexander Stewart.

Postcard of Ninette Sanatorium (no date) by P. C. Edwards Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2012-0124 One of the remaining buildings at the Ninette Sanatorium (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Ninette Sanatorium Memorial Monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.40317, W99.60705 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: David Alexander Stewart (1874-1937)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ninette Sanatorium Memorial Monument (Belmont, RM of Strathcona)

Sources:

We thank Margaret Bernhardt-Lowdon for providing additional information used here.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 January 2013

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